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On the Cover Contents 2 The 18th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival www.SpaceCoastBirdingandWildlifeFestival.org contents onThe featured birdthe for the 2015 Festivalcover is the Red-cockaded welcome 4 Woodpecker, an endangered species that makes its home in BNA membership 5 mature pine forests. The Red-cockaded Woodpecker is best festival information 6 seen in Brevard County in the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park and in nearby Orange County in the Hal Scott silent auction & art show 7 Regional Preserve & Park. Presentations and Field Trips sponsors & partners 8 during the Festival will introduce you to these interesting exhibitors 9 birds. The Red-cockaded Woodpecker has an ecological niche in the life of our pine forests. We used two different photos of these hard-to-photograph birds to show a juvenile, Key Note Speakers 10 with the identifying red coloring on the head, and an adult. ELSA ALVEAR 11 We thank Roy Thoman and Roy Halpin for their admirable JEFF BOUTON 12 patience and determination in making these two classic and enviable photographs that grace the 2015 Festival Program BILL THOMPSON III 13 cover. JULIE ZICKEFOOSE 14 The Waiting Game: Photographing Field Trips 15 the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Photo by Roy Thoman Classroom 29 I’ve photographed the Birding Festival for many years now. I was asked if I had any photos of a Red-Cockaded Woodpecker. This is a hard bird to find, let alone photograph, so no, I didn’t have any RCW photos. Thanks to last year’s Photography & Digiscopy 37 fieldtrip to St. Sebastian River State park, I knew where some would be nesting. After a two mile hike, I was able to locate a nest cavity with chicks. So the waiting game began. The adult bird would return to the nest every World Digiscoper Meeting 44 20 minutes (it felt like hours!) and stay for 2 tenths of a second. Thanks to 5.5 frames per second, I was able to get a few photos! In this photo, the bird landed on a tree close by after feeding the chicks. I got one photo, this one. I used a Nikon D600 with a Sigma 50-500mm lens at 500mm. My settings Pelagic Birding Trip 46 were ISO800, f/6.3, 1/500sec. I shoot in manual mode. I also used a monopod and a nearby tree to lean on to steady the shot and, more importantly, to hide myself. Special Features & Family Fun 47 Photographing the Red-Cockaded Local Area Information 51 Woodpecker Photo by Roy Halpin Water Adventures 54 Red-cockaded Woodpeckers nest early. When I was tasked to provide a photo was for the 2015 SCBWF program, l was skeptical as to being map inside back fold-out assured of a photo. I searched three days from central Florida to North Florida before finding an active nest. If a nest is not active it is very hard to film this bird in suitable light. After finding an active nest in the Ocala Every effort was made to assure the accuracy of the information National Forest, I spent another three days filming. The young birds fledged within this publication; however, the Brevard Nature Alliance in 4 days after the find. I was shooting Digiscoping equipment, Kowa TSN- cannot guarantee total correctness due to possible human 884, 25-60X eyepiece, Paul Sayegh’s Digidapter, Lumix GX-7 camera body, and/or mechanical error. Lumix 20mm f1.7 ll ASPH Lens. 3 The 18th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival www.SpaceCoastBirdingandWildlifeFestival.org welcometo Florida's Space Coast & the 18th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival The Brevard Nature Alliance is proud to assemble a prestigious group of locally, nationally and internationally recognized scientists, biologists, photographers, ornithologists, naturalists, artists and authors. Additionally, the Brevard Nature Alliance is fortunate to continue relationships with the many sponsors, partners and volunteers who support the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival. Lastly, we could not present this premier event without the variety of bird species that come to us via the Atlantic Flyway and the plethora of wildlife and plants that make their home on Florida’s Space Coast. The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival focuses on the abundance and diversity of the natural world around us, from the Atlantic Ocean westward through the Indian River Lagoon estuary system to the St. Johns River and surrounding wetlands. Educational emphasis is placed on the preservation and management of species and their habitats, as well as the cultural heritage and historical venues to be found in East Central Florida. The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival features bird and wildlife watching opportunities, nature and technology tours, boat and kayaking trips, field trips, seminars, workshops, photography sessions and evening keynote presentations. The Brevard Nature Alliance partners with a number of businesses and organizations ---local, national and international---for each Festival in order to offer a variety of immediately topical presentations, field experiences and published authors. For the 18th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, we are teaming with Swarovski Optik to focus on the emerging and popular photography method, Digiscoping. The concept is simple. Place a digital camera next to the eyepiece of a spotting scope and fire away, but, there is more than the concept to consider. Clay Taylor, along with his group of erudite digiscopers, have planned a week-long program to introduce you to Digiscoping and for the more experienced, challenge your skills by offering new techniques. See the Program Section devoted to Digiscoping for specics. Thank you for attending the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival. We invite you to the Afternoon Socials - held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - as they are your chance to meet and mingle with attendees, presenters, field trip leaders, sponsors, and exhibitors from around the world, as well as the Festival staff and volunteers. Plan a visit to Historic Downtown Titusville on Wednesday for our opening Welcome Reception as we team with the Titusville Playhouse at the Historic Emma Parrish Theater, or go for a stroll through the specialty shops, art galleries and enjoy a meal at one of our fine area restaurants. The Brevard Nature Alliance history of the festival staff Brevard Nature Alliance & Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Laurilee Thompson, Founder brevard nature alliance Rhonda Harris, Director of Operations • The Brevard Nature Alliance, Inc. (BNA) was formed in December 1998 Neta Harris, Financial Services Coordinator to provide a strategic alliance among all Brevard stakeholders for natural Dianne George, Community Relations Coordinator resource initiatives. The BNA is chartered as a not-for-profit corporation Volunteers from this community are the life of every activity offered during the under the laws of the state of Florida and is designated by the Internal Festival. These dedicated people bring a diverse energy to the tasks that help to make Revenue Service as a 501 ( c ) (3) tax-exempt, charitable organization. the Festival a success. In all of the evaluations we receive regarding the effectiveness of the Festival, the attitude, helpfulness and caring of the people on the front line of BNA members are a coalition of representatives from key organizations contact have always been given the highest marks of satisfaction. Visit the Volunteer who combine their knowledge to protect the distinct ecology and raise section on www.spacecoastbirdingandwildlifefestival.org the awareness of citizens and visitors to the value and importance of the natural resources of Brevard County, Florida. Brevard Nature Alliance Board of Directors & Staff Bart Gaetjens, Chair/FP&L • The mission of the Brevard Nature Alliance, Inc. is to build public awareness and appreciation of the value of Brevard County's natural Steve Bankert, Community Advocate resources by fostering and promoting ethical nature based ecotourism. Virginia Barker, Treasurer/Brevard County NRMO Anne Birch, The Nature Conservancy • The Alliance serves as one of the primary advocates of community- Sue Carlson, Secretary/Community Advocate based nature activities in Brevard County, dedicated to the enrichment Robert Day, Community Advocate of the community through an understanding and appreciation of natural Melinda Donnelly, UCF resources, nature-based tourism and ecosystem needs. Nancy Evans, Fairfield Inn and Suites • The BNA seeks to increase awareness of the County's natural resources Don George, Vice Chair/GEOMAR and work with the community toward sensible growth management. The Aliona Groh, Embraer BNA does this by offering technical and funding support to educational Vince Lamb, Community Advocate projects such as the annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, Martha Long, Titusville City Council organizing community workshops to form a strategic conservation plan Carol Noble, Canaveral Port Authority for the County as part of the Brevard Tomorrow Initiative, providing environmental documentation to myregion.org and working with Brevard Laurilee Thompson, Dixie Crossroads Restaurant County to enhance functional ecological design for new development. Beth Ann Tucker, Community Advocate Keith Winsten, Brevard Zoo 4 The 18th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival www.SpaceCoastBirdingandWildlifeFestival.org INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS: 2015 MEMBERSHIP (PLEASE SELECT ONE) APPLICATION $20 Gopher Tortoise Level join us $50 Scrub Jay Level First Name_________________________________ Last Name_____________________________ $100 Roseate Spoonbill Level $150 Alligator Level Street Address____________________________________________________________________
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